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The IAC Café / Great Idea!
« on: April 07, 2017, 09:34:35 PM »
I was going to reply to your "WELCOME" post, Oliver, but I see it is locked.

I think this forum is a great idea! And the occasional announcement (like we all received when we logged on today) about the forum will hopefully boost attendance and contributions. Well done!


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Sleight of Hand / Re: A hand
« on: April 07, 2017, 09:11:24 PM »
I think North at fault here, to be honest. The 2 !S bid (a reverse by Responder) is game-forcing in almost any system. That being the case, we should apply the principle of "Fast Arrival" to the 3 !H bid by South, ie: 3 !H is stronger and more encouraging (ie: slam-invitational) than 4 !H would be. That being the case, I feel North should be doing something other than timidly signing off in 4 !H .

At the end of the day what action that is depends largely on your cue-bidding style, but 3 !S or 4 !C must be cue-bids for Hearts (4 !C perhaps more unambiguous). Now when South doesn't show a Diamond Control, the value of North's Diamond singleton becomes apparent and North should have no further difficulty in pushing to the slam. So...

1 !C - 1 !H
1NT - 2 !S
3 !H - 4 !C // Cue
4 !S - 4NT // Spade Cue, no Diamond Control / RKCB
5 !S - 6 !H
All Pass

This.
Though I prefer the 3 !S control, rather than 4 !C.

Also, while the 2 !S bid is almost universally played as a game-force, it does not necessarily promise a five card !H suit. In other words . . . "Fast Arrival" does not apply. The 2 !S rebid could simply be a means to force game while keeping the bidding low.

As an example, picture responder with this hand: !S KQ !H AKJT !D 2 !C KT9876 . . . and, he still goes through the 2 !S GF bid on the way to exploring slam in !C s.

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